Rise and Fall of Society: An Essay on the Economic Forces That Underlie Social Institutions

Cover......Page 1 Dedication......Page 5 Foreword......Page 7 Acknowledgment......Page 11 Contents......Page 15 Introduction......Page 17 1. Economics Versus Politics......Page 27 2. From God or the Sword?......Page 35 3. The Unit of Social Life......Page 44 4. Society Are People......Page 53 5. Easy Come, Easy Go......Page 62 6. The Humanity of Trade......Page 72 7. Plenty by Competition......Page 81 8. Government and Property......Page 90 9. A Case of Corruption......Page 104 10. A State is Born......Page 113 11. "Social Services"......Page 123 12. The Profit of Reform......Page 135 13. The Maker of Shortages......Page 147 14. A Matter of Degree......Page 158 15. One Can Always Hope......Page 169